Career Closet Westchester Helping Women into the Workforce
Founded in 1997, Career Closet, a nonprofit organization, has worked in collaboration with qualified agencies, training programs, and educational institutions to provide business attire and accessories, free of charge, to underserved, job seeking women. Our clients visit Career Closet, located in the Briarcliff Congregational Church, Briarcliff Manor, NY, on an appointment-only basis, where they peruse our broad selection of quality, office appropriate women's clothing, assisted by knowledgeable volunteers who are both professional and supportive.
HOW TO DONATE CLOTHING The first step in donating clothing to Career Closet is to review our guidelines below as we have made a few modifications on what we can accept. Unfortunately, we are not able to accept items that do not meet our guidelines. We hope you understand. Next Donor Day will be Saturday, February 28th Time: 9:30AM - 11:30AM Where: Briarcliff Congregational Church, 30 S State St., Briarcliff Manor, NY
CLOTHING DONATION GUIDELINES Because of limited storage, ONLY the items below will be accepted. Blouses/tops Coats Dresses Slacks/pants Shoes and Boots, gently used and in good condition.
* We are especially in need of these clothing items in plus sizes 16-32. * We are no longer accepting Suits.
Your items must be: Clean, in good condition, and preferably on hangers
HOW TO REFER A CLIENT To be approved as a referring agency/job training program/educational institution and start sending clients to Career Closet for business attire, please send us your name, contact info, and a brief summary of your program to Career Closet at [email protected]g. Our Director will then contact you to provide more information and next steps.
Please note, we do not accept men's clothing. Should you wish to donate men's clothing, please reach out to the following alternate organizations that may be in need: Golden Shoestring in Larchmont, NY Hudson Link Save A Suit in Bethel, CT St. Barnabas in Irvington, NY YWCA in Yonkers, NY